₦airaland Forum

udele1:
Here it is. All these people died in less than 3 months after kanu launched his fraudulent ESN that never prevented one fulani atrack in SE.

udele1:
A[s]The way IPOB is after money these days, they can do anything. If they can behead people in IMO, what cant dey do?[/s]

SlyDev:
[s]There is nothing like southerners, you are either south west, south south or south east. It only igbos that have problem with Northerners[/s]

Outcry in Abuja as FCTA asks business owners to pay for using generatorsPublished on August 4, 2021By Ochogwu Sunday

Business owners in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have decried move by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA to impose levy on companies for using generators to power their businesses.

Some officials of AMAC believed to have been contracted by the FCTA, have been seen in some parts of the city distributing payment notices to several organizations including DAILY POST.

According to the notice signed by the Director Public Health, HoD Environment of AMAC, Ahmed Haruna, the Management of Abuja Municipal Area Council Environmental Services (ESD) Bodies, said industries, warehouses, Banks are to pay annual fee for using generator due to the discharge of harmful hazardous substance.

The notice reads, “Management of Abuja Municipal Area Council Environmental Services (ESD) Bodies, wishes to notify you of levy/fees due to Abuja Municipal Area Council for Gaseous Emission Permit Limit. This includes discharge of harmful hazardous substance into the air or the land and the water in Nigeria by the activities of industries, warehouse, Bank, either from generator or heavy duty, drilling, production, construction and manufacturing equipments, filling station, ETC.

“This is in line with the provision of section (2C) of the forth schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended under the function of the Local Government Authority and Federal Environmental Protection Agency Act (FEPA) Section 25 which established the Local Council Authority to, regulate, enforce and collection of levies for the interest of public health importance (welfare) section 18, 20, 21, 26and 27 and other relevant laws National Environmental Health Practice Regulation 2016 which confers on the council the power to regulate, inspect, control and collection of levies.

It also threatened to punished and cripple organizations that violate the order.

“Also note that failure to comply with this forgoing regulation is punishable offence and we will seize the activities of the organization and arrest as prescribe in part iV Section 27 Subsection 1 abcd and (2) of FEPA ACT 1992”.

But when DAILY POST engaged the officers distributing the notices on what the FCTA administration had put in place to safeguard lives in Abuja from it termed hazardous substance, they were unable to explain.

When contacted, an admin of the AMAC who identified herself as Peace, said the program was approved by the Federal Government.

She said, “is a levy approved by the Federal Government that who ever is running business in Abuja should pay. And it is to be paid annually”.

She, however, declined further comments when asked to give details of the payment.

Meanwhile, many residents of the FCT are worried that the city’s administration may cripple businesses trying to survive amid the current economic reality with it’s numerous taxes.

In a week, small businesses in Abuja had received at least 4 to 5 payment notices from AMAC. But residents have observed that the administration has put nothing in place to justify the numerous taxes imposed on businesses and individuals.

They expressed concern that an administration collecting tax for emission from generator should have made access to medical facilities easy, lamenting that medical bills in Abuja hospitals remain very high across all hospitals.

They also argued that a government that could not generate enough power for people to run their businesses should not be taxing residents and business owners who struggle daily to run their businesses with an alternative power source.

Some of them cautioned the FCTA to stop stifling businesses in Abuja with taxes when development remains stagnant. “How can you tax us for emission but cannot provide an alternative energy source? This is draconia,” a business owner told DAILY POST in Utako.

A manager of a popular company in Apo, Abuja who preferred no to be mentioned in print, told DAILY that the development is conceivable. He described the notice as a move by the government ro cripple businesses in Abuja.

He lamented why a government would initiate such a policy amid the current hardship ravaging the entire country.

“One question I have been asking is, why do business owners use generators? Is it not because the government failed to provide electricity for us? Then after failing to do your job, I chose to help myself with generator to power my firm with a huge expenses and you are now coming back to ask me to pay for that? That is not normal.

“This is just a way of extorting money from poor residents. They are talking about health, do they even care about the healthcare system? What have they put in place regarding healthcare? What are they going to achieve with the money now regarding the health issues they are claiming? Nothing.

“Businesses are currently struggling. Some have even closed down due to the horrible effect of COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 and a government is going about extorting money from business as small as mine. This is an evil agenda.

When asked if his organization is preparing to pay the levy, he simply said, “We don’t have money for that, I’m sorry.”

Managing Director of a popular industry in Abuja, Dr Obi Ugochukwu said despite all taxes imposed on residents, there are no visible projects in the territory.

“There are relatively no social amenities in the city. We survive on our own. Sometimes, I wonder what they are actually using the money for.

“If you drive through most parts of the city, you will find out that even the street lights are not working. The satellite towns do no even have it at all. So where is the money channeled to?

“We have bad roads in Abuja here. Go to places like Bwari Area Council and see. How would businesses move when people find it difficult to convey their products and products to where they can be marketed?

“Yes, you are taxing people on generator emission, but you must have put things in place first. How many public health facilities can you point to particularly in the satellite towns where most of the business owners live? Even in the city centre, how affordable are hospitals?

“No single thing is subsidized in the city as a result of the taxes being collected by the administration. This is a capital city where you can not afford hospital bill for your wards” he said.

DAILY POST recalls that the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, a few days ago, disclosed that the FCT administration spent about N8 billion annually on waste management in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and the satellite towns.

The Minister, in a statement on Sunday claimed that the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) spent an average of N6 billion, while the Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD) expended N2 billion on waste management annually.

But a respondent who owns a business in Wuse but resides in one of the satellite towns, told our correspondent that his community contributes money monthly for waste management.

He also stated that no government in any part of the world would tax residents without giving them the benefit of those taxes.

“We pay a minimum of N3,000 monthly to those who come to pick waste from our community for recycling. They usually come with their vehicles and we pay them for the services. This is something the government should have used to generate power. The waste itself can be converted to another source of energy but would they think in that direction?

“The government can not focus on the main city and abandon the satellite towns where some of these entrepreneurs reside. You abandoned them in the satellite town and when they come to the city to do their businesses, you cripple them with unnecessary taxation. How would they survive?

He described the development as an obnoxious policy by the FCTA. He expressed surprise that the administration is implementing such a policy under the watch of the FCT Minister, Mohammed Musa Bello, a young politician who is still aspiring for other leadership positions.

Insecurity:
E painam ! Your useless propaganda against Ipob end here in Nairaland, can you go to the US and post those your propaganda pics..

Christistruth00:
Thank you for reconfirming it

People need to be warned that they are dealing with money hungry Fraudsters so that don’t die for nothing

Ivonso’s wife has not seen a penny of the money that IPOB raised for her family after her Husband was killed fighting for Biafra

and she has come out and said so

Christistruth00:
[s]
There is a big fight among IPOB US and Europe over IPOBs money

Emma Kanu aka Emma Powerful who is Nnamdi Kanu’s brother and some Senior IPOB members are fighting for Control of IPOBs money

Simon Ekpa’s ( IPOBs new Leader) sacking last week was part of the fallout of the Battle[/s]

Monogamy:
40 acres?

Make una dey lie small small now.. Na 5,000 cows graze the farm?

Annoying part, this fake news would make FP

Hian

sarrki:
What is cunning here mr Pdp

Mr Anti Nigeria what is cunning in my post ?

stayclearofme:
Are you the judge?

favor914:
Admittance of a Failure, go to your Local Government & hustle, did anyone force you to come to the city? Chike & The River comes to mind, mumurism in motion.

udele1:
Supported. IPOPigs should also allow the law take its course.

udele1:
[s]

They are a cancer. They are ready to kill and destroy all Igbo's to keep the business going. People who have lived in Europe for over 20 years and have achieved nothing. Finally find a away to be making regular income without going to work. You think they will let anyone stop their new found money machine? [/s]

udele1:
[s]Lol. They should also boycott FENDI. Someone that has never created employment for igbos, will tell them who to boycott.

I keep saying IPOB is a cancer that will destroy igboland.

They don't build, they only destroy.[/s]

ThatFairGuy1:
Ipobism, a serious mental disorder.

May we not suffer this fate

ollysaks:
See wickedness
Engine oil soup...na to destroy the organs in the body slowly.

Any small headache, Baba will board aeroplane straight to London to see doctor, all expenses paid by tax payers

Penguin2:
[s]This will not change the fact that he sacked pastors for not making money.

He’s not a General Overseer...

He’s a Chairman/CEO of Winners Organization[/s].

NGpatriot:
Awon ode, we never engaged in any arms deal and we currently don't have any arms deal with the US apart from the successful Tucano deal. The arms deal bring blocked by a no name US lawmaker to was another fabticated rubbish and fake news.


Shouldn't they even first find out if there was any arms deal? This lazy panel need to find something better to do,

PHOTOS: Expensive cars, classy outfits… behold the IG page of DCP Kyari’s brother

Usman Kyari, brother to Abba Kyari, the embattled deputy commissioner of police (DCP), has started to garner the attention of the public for his sleek personality on Instagram.

The spotlight has beamed on Usman’s brother, a top detective, after Hushpuppi, whose real name is Ramon Abbas, alleged that he bribed him to arrest a co-fraudster.

Before his recent ordeals, Kyari is renowned for maintaining an active social media presence, particularly on Instagram.

If he is not sharing photos of his heroics on the field as a crack investigator, it will be that of himself posing with family members, top political figures, and celebrities.

Like the DCP, Usman’s Instagram page also reflects his love for the good life.

From a fleet of cars to photos of himself clad in nicely-fitted attires, his page which has nearly 2,000 followers is the go-to place for many lovers of fashion.

In one of the photos, he can be seen sitting with Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), while congratulating him on his appointment.

On Tuesday, Usman had shared a photo of himself and DCP Kyari posing for the camera while wearing an all-blue attire.

Usman also took to his Instastories on Friday to defend his brother over the bribery allegations against him, citing the position of Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-minister of aviation.

The crack investigator had earlier denied Hushpuppi’s claim, stating that he did not receive any money as alleged.

But a report by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had revealed that Kyari had a good relationship with Hushpuppi.

The investigation also revealed that the DCP allegedly received money for his team from Hushpuppi to arrest a rival co-fraudster.

Amid the ongoing saga, the IGP had ordered an internal probe of the allegations against Kyari.